OT: Rant & Thoughts - Chats and Emails

narf poit chez BOOM · #1 December 5th, 2003, 07:55 AM

well, ok then. but i still say somethings a bit lacking with smiley's and text.

but if we're agreeing, what are we arguing about?

Fyron · #2 December 5th, 2003, 07:59 AM

Yes, something is lacking. Smileys do not convey the full meaning, just help it along.

We do not agree on the part about chat lacking emotional context.

narf poit chez BOOM · #3 December 5th, 2003, 08:01 AM

well, not totally lacking. just not as good.

just in case that needed clarifying, to.

Puke · #4 December 5th, 2003, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Taera:
bulletin' Boards are okay in my book, as long as they're used for information exchange purposes as opposed to chat/email replacements as ive seen in some places

[jokeing]Oh sure, how many times has we heard someone say that they can use the dark arts for good purposes? how does it always turn out?[/jokeing]

all kidding aside, R13 is very much correct.

another thing that comes to mind, regarding how people behave Online and off: of all the people you know offline, how many of them behave differently when they are with just one or two other people, than they behave in a large group? Most people put on a totally different personality when they are in a group. How many of them put on a different personality when around the oposite sex, or even use a different tone of voice when they are on the phone with their girlfriend?

its not just an Online phenominon. if you take a step back and look at it, its all really quite absurd.

Taera · #5 December 5th, 2003, 08:39 AM

puke, your correct in that too, its just that usually Online the bad sides of people come out. why? because sometimes others wont even know who's that... ive seen it

fyron - you might now realize why i use so many smilies in my Posts, and still smilies dont convey emotions. why? because human emotions are untranslatable. dont even argue.

EDIT: and... i found myself unable to hold Online contact with my friends overseas that i left when i moved to Canada

[ December 05, 2003, 06:40: Message edited by: Taera ]

narf poit chez BOOM · #6 December 5th, 2003, 08:49 AM

personally, i act nicer Online. i have more time to consider my replies.

Erax · #7 December 5th, 2003, 07:53 PM

I definitely use a different style to speak Online, for reasons beyond my control.

One - the written word is more formal than the spoken word, especially if, like me, you choose to write in English and not in some kind of net slang.

Two - lack of nonverbal cues (such as tone of voice) means I have to make an extra effort to make myself clear, which means I end up using more words than I would offline.

Three - My offline conversations are in Portuguese, but most of what I write Online is in English, and that has an effect. Portuguese, especially our variety of it, has (for lack of a better word) a much 'friendlier' tone than English.

I try to balance my Online and offline lives, but Online relationships are always accessible - you connect and there you are - while my offline friends for the most part live some distance away and have busy schedules of their own. I don't really have much in common with the people in my immediate area, so after I get home from work (and before my wife arrives - her schedule doesn't match mine either) if I want to talk to someone it has to be Online.

That being said, I don't do chat. I stick to Yahoo Groups/Intel Forums/e-mail.